The Pelican Brief

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Cast

Julia Roberts

as Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

as Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

as Thomas Callahan

John Heard

as Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

as Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

as Denton Voyles

William Atherton

as Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

as The President

Stanley Tucci

as Khamel

Hume Cronyn

as Justice Rosenberg

Reviews

Wuchak

Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a political drama/thriller about a law student (Julia Roberts) who researches the murders of two supreme court justices and shares h...

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